…As far as I know, Colorado is the only state that does guarantee counsel to respondents. Final thoughts. As always, I’m interested in others’ thoughts and opinions. I should emphasize…
…find Justice Thomas the most intriguing member of the Court. In this Atlantic piece, he explains why his opinions are shorter than his colleagues’, and written in plainer language. In…
…basics. Covered Records. The exception applies to “a memorandum, report, record, or data compilation, in any form, of acts, events, conditions, opinions, or diagnoses.” N.C. R. EVID. 803(6) Made at…
…post, North Carolina’s appellate courts have allowed the use of substitute analysts if the stand-ins have formed their own opinions and are not mere mouthpieces for the conclusions of the…
…. is reshaping the law and government policy on race by virtue of the power of his opinions from the bench. Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American on the Supreme Court,…
…joke at the expense of Jada Pinkett Smith, who is married to Smith. A range of opinions have been expressed about the incident and they can be found everywhere from…
…more recent appellate court opinions have further defined the parameters governing the admissibility of a prosecuting witness’s sexual conduct. In State v. Martin, 241 N.C. App. 602 (2015), the court…
…request for consent to search the individual’s vehicle.”). The North Carolina Court of Appeals has issued several opinions that seem to point in a different direction. In State v. Parker,…
…has no position on HB 239. Of course, opinions are welcome in the comments. Research attorney Christopher Tyner collected most of the statistical information in this post and I appreciate…
…admission of reports containing conclusions or opinions. Official Commentary to N.C. R. Evid. 803; see also In re J.S.B., 183 N.C. App. 192, 196-98 (2007) (the fact that a medical…
